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Ukraine night blitz hits Russia Black Sea base, says Zelenskyy
Ukraine launched a major overnight drone-and-missile strike on Russia's Novorossiysk naval base, the Black Sea fleet's last stronghold after earlier attacks forced ships out of Crimea. President Zelenskyy called the operation 'unique'.…
The Story in Brief
Ukraine launched a major overnight drone-and-missile strike on Russia's Novorossiysk naval base, the Black Sea fleet's last stronghold after earlier attacks forced ships out of Crimea. President Zelenskyy called the operation 'unique'. Local officials said three people, including an eight-year-old child, were killed and 24 wounded. Two of three grain terminals were damaged, with one halting operations. Russia said its air defences downed more than 500 Ukrainian drones.
Ukraine has long used air and sea drones to challenge Russia's naval dominance, a rare battlefield success. Russia relocated most warships to Novorossiysk after Ukrainian strikes on Sevastopol. Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of Russian oil tankers, calling it 'piracy'. He is also accused of planning a fresh mobilisation, though Russian lawmakers deny it. The fighting continues to disrupt global grain supplies, with both sides trading strikes.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides spin the Novorossiysk strike hard. Ukraine calls it 'unique' and claims four warships hit; Russia says 500 drones were shot down and three civilians died. A neutral reader should not take either number as final. The real question is whether Ukraine can keep hitting this port, Russia's last secure Black Sea hub, without losing too many drones. Watch the next week's grain export figures from Novorossiysk. If they drop sharply, the military effect is real, not just propaganda.
Sources (3): thehindu.com, timesnownews.com, ndtv.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
